Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney is recovering from a gash
in his leg picked up at Old Trafford against Fulham last weekend.

Posted on his Twitter account, the picture shows Rooney on his sofa at home with his right leg bandaged above the knee. The six-inch wound in his right thigh cut to the bone and required stitching under a general anaesthetic.

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In a message alongside the picture he wrote:

"Thanks for all the messages of support. Gutted to be out for a while but my leg will be ok which is the main thing."